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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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